Toy shuttlecock



July 30, 1935. J, A BROWN 2,009,759

TOY SHUTTLECOCK Filed Nov. 17, 1955 Patented July 30, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT* OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved toy shuttle cock. The invention seeks, as one of its objects, to provide a toy shuttle cock which may be used for entertaining both young and old people.

Another object is to provide a device of this character having a dart which is removable from the ball employed so that, if desired, the ball and dart may be used independently of each other.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy shuttle cock wherein the dart employed will be of such formation that suitable advertising may be placed thereon so that the device may be distributed in large quantities for advertising various products.

The invention seeks, as a still further object, to

provide a toy shuttle cock which willl be characl terized by the utmost simplicity so that cheapness in manufacture will be a keynote.

It is thought that other objects, not specified hereinabove, will be apparent as the description of the invention proceeds.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved toy shuttle cock, said view being partly broken away and shown in section so that the removable connection between the ball and stem of the dart will be properly illustrated,

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, and

Figure 3 is a side elevation showing a slightly modified form of the invention.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing wherein like numerals of reference designate like parts throughout the various views, the numeral I indicates a preferably soft rubber ball which may be painted in any suitable color or combination of colors. The rubber comprising the ball is, while being soft, very live so that the ball may be bounced readily. Formed in the ball I is a radially disposed socket 2.

There is removably connected with the ball the stem 3 of a dart 4, which stem is preferably formed of soft rubber and is enlarged to provide a head 5 which is adapted removably to engage in the socket 2. The stem 3 is provided at its outer end with slots 6 which are cut in Said stem at right angles to each other. Carried by the stem and glued, or otherwise secured, Within the slots is a dart body which is provided with vanes 1 which may be of any suitable number. The dart body is preferably formed of heavy cardboard or other suitable material and, if desired, suitable advertising indicia may be placed on the surfaces of the vanes. While, as stated, any suitable number of vanes may be employed, yin the present embodiment of the invention there are four of said vanes employed.

The dart is preferably of substantially heart 5 shape in contour, the pointed ends converging for anchorage in the slots 6 of the stem 3. Connected with the dart, at the corresponding outer ends of the vanes, is a preferably rubber string 8. The string may be of any suitable length and 10 may have its free end looped about the linger of the person playing with the ball.

It will be seen that the device may be thrown by grasping the ball, and the vanes of the dart `will serve to guide said device in a straight path. 15

When the device has traveled the desired distance from the hand, or the full length of the stretched rubber string, said string 8 will return the device to the hand of the person throwing it. If it should be desired to throw the dart to the 20 exclusion of the ball, or throw the ball to the exclusion of the dart, it is only necessary to remove the enlarged head 5 of the stem 3 from the socket 2 in the ball I. Thus the ball may be used in the vordinary manner. 25

It should be understood that, although I have shown the ball I provided with a socket to receive the enlarged head 5, I may thread the stem and screw it into a threaded socket in the ball or, I may cement the stem permanently to the 30 ball. The operation of the complete device will, of course, not be affected by the slight modification hereinabove noted.

It is believed that the device will aiord amusement for people of all ages and, as it is very sim- 35 ple in construction, the device may be manufactured on a large scale to retail at a small gure, or the devce may be given away as a premium with purchases of groceries or other articles.

Referring now more particularly to the modifi- 40 cation of the invention, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawing, the numeral 9 indicates a ball, the numeral Il! a stem and the numeral II the dart body proper, which are of a construction identical with that employed in the preferred 45 form. Connected to the body proper of the dart is a cord I2 and secured to the cord at spaced points are tail elements I 3 which combine to provide a tail for the device. The tail will serve to steady the device in flight. The tail elements I3 50 may comprise small sample packages of an article which it is desired to advertise, and it will be seen that when the device is thrown in any direction, the dart will serve to guide said device and the tail will yserve to carry the samplesv to 55 the desired points. It is thought that a very effective advertising medium will be thus provided. The stem and ball are removable, as in the preferred form of the invention, so that said stem 5 and ball may be used independently if so desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: A device of the character described comprising a solid ball of elastic material formed with a socket, a soft rubber stem having its front end 10 enlarged to form a head engaged in the socket lJAMES A. BROWN. [L.S.]

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